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THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGYModule 2.4
THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY
A few ways in which technology has an impact on the global community:
People communicate on a global scale
The flow of information is difficult to control and restrict
Telecommuting is possible
Computer fraud takes place
Many people suffer from information overload
Definition of telecommuting
Telecommuting is working from a remote location outside of a traditional office
The Internet, faxes, phones, webcams and instant messaging are some of the technological
advances that enable this type of work arrangement
How to cope with information overload
Learn to read quickly and accurately and to identify the key points in what you are reading
Learn to analyse and compare sources
Take a disciplined and structured approach to dealing with information
Don’t add to the problem by unnecessarily forwarding information to others
HOW SOCIAL NETWORKING CONTRIBUTES TO THE IMPACT OF ICT
Social networking services
They are free
They require users to register to be able to use the services
They encourage people to get as many other people to join as possible
They can make money by gathering information about their users and selling that information
MySpace
Combination between a blog and Facebook
MySpace has become an online community where musicians, film studios and celebrities, etc.
communicate directly with their fans
Microblogging service
Twitter allows people to send messages to their ‘followers’
You can follow a specific topic by searching for a ‘hash tag’
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